Tape between bare titanium and painted??

[duff_duffy]

On a few Serotta’s I’ve owned there was tape separating the bare titanium part of tube from the painted part. Is that just regular automotive pinstripe tape or something special? Anyone have about 8 feet of it in white they’d want to sell?

[tuscanyswe]

It can be any tape that sticks and can take some wear.
Its just there to protect the edge of the paint from chipping as the edge is more exposed than the rest of the paint. You can also take it off its not like it must be there. Just a higher risk of ..

[ebsilon]

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[eddief]

often has a selection of "pin stripe" tape in common colors. not sure if that's what bike painters use but should do the job.

[Zoomie80]

I used 1/8 inch pinstripe tape from auto parts store. Very durable, been on bike 10+ years. Went back recently and unfortunately and found very limited selection (size, colors).

Found some on Amazon.

[johnmdesigner]

Do a search for 3M pinstripe tape. A million colors.
I also use it to finish my handlebar tape. Very durable.

[thwart]

It can be any tape that sticks and can take some wear.
Its just there to protect the edge of the paint from chipping as the edge is more exposed than the rest of the paint. You can also take it off its not like it must be there. Just a higher risk of ..

This.

On my Hors de Categorie, with white panels (and black pinstripes) I removed the pinstripes, I liked the appearance better that way.

No paint damage ensued.

[Hellgate]

My 333fab is paint to Ti. No problems so far, about 3,000 miles. Tape would be, well, not right...